Electric locomotive.



No. 897,312. PATBNTED SEPT. 1, 190s.

, E. A. SPERRY.

ELECTRIC LOCUMQTIVE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7, 1908./`

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ATTO/WELS' PATBNTBD SEPT/1, 1908.

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ELECTRIC LOGOMOTIVE.

DDUPLED Y24.000 24-00B +12.DDU

Nor couPLEn ATTORNEYS 'UMTED STATE-s Frres-TT oFFIoE.

ELMER Af. SPERRY, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

ELECTRIC' LOCOMOTIVE'.

Application led February 7,

To all whom it 'may conce/m:

Be it known that I, .Einen A. Splinter, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brookly i, in the county of Kings and State of New `York, have inw-interi new and useful Improvements in Electric Locomotives, of which the following is a specification.

My invention tives and it has for its object to improve the traction conditions of such locomotives.

he invention consists broadly in 'attaching powerful motors or (and) other torque controllinfr dcv'icesto each of a pair or more axles within .a locomotive or locomotive Specification of Letters Patent.

relates to'felectric locomotruck, cou. ling the said locomotive or truck to the loa 4at a point at a considerable elevation above' 'the roadway, and rotatively couplin the various axles for purposes-offpreventlnfr the unequal rail pressure attending .the (.evolopment of stress within 'the truck, from cutting'down or impairing the trac'tive effort or useful result of the operation 4of such locomotive or truck, all of which for purposes of illustration are repre sented in one form, in the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a two axle truck which may constitute the locomotive or operate in connection therewith. Fig. 2 re resents a vertical section showir part of tie motor traction wheels and truc parts. Fig; 3 is a view of a yielding transmission.- Iig. 4 is a diagram of the operaof the motors with tion of the device of Fig. 3. Fig. '5 is a diagrammatic representation of the strains, moment'of effort, etc. within the locomotive.

It will be readily understood that the-l.oc-omotive may consist of any number of axles un alanced with traction wheels and motors driving each, for instance three or four axles may be used, with motors driving each but according to my invention, they should sustain mechanical power driving connection with such axles for reasons hereinafter stated. The delivery of tractive effort betweenfthe truck .or locomotive and load may consist in an ordinary draw-head -or it may be representedby a bolster o-r any connection which is sus- .tained between the driving element and the load. For purposes of discussion the rotating portion ofi-the electric motor will be denominated 'asfitsarnlature'and the stationary portion "as its Vfield,'regardless as. to the exact electrical, .magnetic or technical relation which they 1n; Vy sustain in different types of. motor construction.

Patented Sept. 1, 1908.

1208. Serial No. 14,674.

"One object of my invention is to permitof shortening up of thepwheel base of the trucks,

thereby improving their running factor,

especlally on curves, in this way grouping the drivers as closely together as is'permissible with the proper arrangement of 'brakin a pl'iances 111as1n1.1ch as .the osition 0F tllie olster need not necessarilylbe between the .motors but may be above and between same,'allowing the motors to come closer together and errnitting the swiveling point and traction Aelivering pointof the truck, if need be, to occu y a higher point-than heretofore permissib e withreferenee to elevation above the roadbed; more) to the wheel base' of the truck, without sacrifice of the vtraction 'qualities of the truck; i

An object of my invention is to v'divide up the motive ower and locate a 'unit u on each axle. llhe advantave vthus gaine is Well understood, especia y in connection with high powers where direct driving is thus secured between the total motive power and each of the axles. Series paralle. cou

all .the attendant a vantages 1s also secured where electricmotors are employed, as well as increased radiating surface, especially whereV overloading becomes necessary. I tmay be stated in series parallel control has been. found of no avail and has' been abandoned in all high power locomotives when developing. a hi h de ree 'of are in series circuit rela'- -one motor', as is well known, paral zes t e system.:` Where mechanical coup ing of the axles exists, slippa e of 011e set of wheels cannot take place with; out the others series parallel able.

. A truck-frame 8 of ordinary construction may be supplied with the pedestals Q-.Q'for 'containing axle journal boxes, for the drivi axles 11 the pedestals are suitably attache to the frame and thefboxes 10 may sustain thetruck frame. through the resilient medium or springs 12 which may be of the usual construction. A bolster 13 serves to allow the truck to 14 and may also be usedas a oint of transmission of Itraction efforts,eit er ositive or negative.' The bolster is preferab y a sprlng when these motors tion, slipping of an also relative (100%, or'

passing, that4 dravvbarpull, inasmuch as 4t e loadingof the laxles allows one" motor-.to slip before the other or others and.

swivelwith regard to the locomotive l supported, as shown in dottedlines by springs motors 16, shown also in dottel lines, are suitably supported within thc trucks as by arms 17, also dotted, the mounting being suoli as to allow of one ormore resilient facwhich are free. from the objection otdisturbances of the traction factors of the truck heretofore found .to this arrangement, as will beffully specified. The brakes may be hung from the truck frame 8 by the usual links 19.-19. The axles 11 are extended outside of the journals 10 where they are attached to the power drivingmeans for connection of the various axles of the truck or locomotive. The form here ado ted to illustrate this feature is the counteralan'ce cranks 21 and pitman or parallel bar 22, which is well .known as the usual type. `The counter-balance is shown'at 23 and the crank pin. at24, the. cranks being set on the quarter at .the twoends of the axle, in the well-'known manner.

Passing now to. Fig. 2 which shows apartial truck and motor section, we see that the axle journals. 1 0 sustained in the truck, are' outside of thetraetion wheels 20, the space between which is practically'iilled b r the 'motor and that to increase this space,'t ie wheelsv are dished outwardly Vat their'centers. 'Let us consider that the motor 16 is of thecoi'nmutator alternating current type with the cominutator at 24, and field 25 within the housing' or l'ield frame 26 the armature 27 is 'mounted u )on a hollow shell 28, to which are attached the hollow quill axles 29, located v'within suitable journals 30, which are formed upon or secured to the main frame of the moneferably the rear ournal, i. e. the one away lroni the` coinmutator 24, or both, are detachably seeured'to the frame 26 as by bolts 31 and. one' or bothof the quills or hollow axles 2.9 also sustains the'detacliable connec-4 terior )tirolee'tions 33, sustaining power driven .tion with the armature shell-28, as by bolts 32. Interior to the hollow armature shell is located the power transmitting device shown in'Fig. 3, .in which the shell' 28 is shown as being supplied at diametrical points with inconnection with a fioatingtraiismission meinber 34 out of contact withaxle 11, as 'shown in Figs. 2 and, 4andwhi-ch 'are plural, these being indicated in Fig.'l 2; Keyed or other? wise attached to. axle llfare'the' 'driving con- .indicated at 36%36, etc.

have piani-linear lateral wearing faces, as in- Aroller-bearing carrie tor 26 sustaining the field. One journal 30,

two sustaining power driven connection with axle 11 and two with the armature 28, (there bein freedom for universal movement) wlii'c'i is secured through tlieslits shown at' the ends of all of tlie driving members and These slits may dicated at 37 and are organized to receive power transmitting pins or other equivalent indicated at '38h38, etc. 4in Fig. 3. instance it will be seen that-the pin-or roller bearing 38--38 etc. maybe continuous and sli .into position as-.the final actof assembling before the 'etachiable ends-of both ar mature and motor areadjusted.' The ins 38-38 etc. are prevented from lateral displacement by suitable abutting plates28f.

The' power connection .is illustrated dia- Tlie organization should be such as to eriiiit in the slots connections VIn .this

grammatically in Fig. 4 by the links '38.-

of relative movement in line of the rar ius on the quadrature, tliepower being received and transmitted tlirough'the medium of a floating intermediate member, 34.. If the strains are traced intheir proper relations through thisA mechanism, it will bediscovered -that 'practically only torque effortsare 'received .and

transmittedb f this peculiar device, between the axle and t ie motor and although some of the'rneinbers are plural, it will-also be. seen at once that the axes may notI only be ecce'n? tric during 'the transmission but also may be out .of parallelism with each other by virtue of the plural parts, .without introducing dragging strains upon 'the' motor journals and .while continuing to transmit practically -tor ue effort only.

T ie 'our'n'als 3() are provided with the usuali oiling evice.

dicate similar parts in Fig.. 4, which is simply a diagram introduced to aidin the clear uii` derstandin'p of the o )eration of the device in ing rigid, the lfloating transmission iii-ember.-

34 would 'partake of this lateral motion,.vi

The reference characters will serve-to in- Supposenow, we' should move l brating upon the vertical links 38. and any@ diagonal motion or motion atan angle on the part of axle .11' would, -introduce swinging motion. of both pairs of.`vertica1and hori" zontalilinks' 38', as Vwill be readily understood.

weights in 'aspecific example illustrating' the ist r 'Passing new to the diagram expressing.the v quantitative relations Ebetween strains and y.axles and this heretofore has been accomg5 `gure drawbar pull, viz: 12,000 lbs. but this driver l tered in any way, the rear drivers wi be and f when t l l vv@drivel-'s basi-been utilized, the responsibility of the locomotive desi Icoupled drivers, .able in the two driver, yet the powertrvlriving `connections plished by motors whichvhave been resiliently supported but in these' instances usually relsillent :drivin devices. haveV been" employed lgie entire'- lspacey "between "the er has been 'heretofore looked upon as fu filled. An examina- Vtion of the strains resent, however, will indicate 'thatvan additionalfactor is necessary for the complete realization of anywhere near all thetractive effort of which the locomotive is ca able. The .drivers 20-20 are shown in t eir relation u on the wheel base where the bolster 13 isalso 7 0f from thell track as indicated by the bell crank lever immediately above, the tractive effort re sulting in drawbar pull always being ina horizontal line and parallel with thetruck. Forurposes of illustration a 257O tractive co-e cient will be assumed withl the drivers sustaining a weight of 48,000 lbs. for the development of 12,000 lbs. draw-bar pull. The two ever arms shown in the upper part-of the being equal', the forward drivers will be lifted from thetrack to the extent of the originally sustains24,000 lbs,v leaving a difference of, onl 152,000 lbs` pressure between `it and the rai for development ofthis tractiveefort.- The total weight not bein al compelled to assume the difference or 12,000 lbs.,.making a total pressure on these drivers of their` sum, (24,000 plus 12,000).o'r 36,000 With these `factors in mind, let us now examine the tractive efforts, either positive or negative, of such a truck or locomotive inasmuch es through the lifting @sector-'the -forward driversplainly indicated the diag ra1n-.l these drivers lose their adhesion,- 'slipping'continueto spin-,and vthe total tract- 'ive `effort or ,draw-'bar pull devlped .bythe locomotive'as awhole, devolvesfupon the 4rear axle only, which as iswell known, com- -mands only one motor or of the total motive Vpower of the locomotive or truck,gbe cause'the co-eflicient of friction of the slipping drivers is known to be only of the normal 'adhesion of the non-slipping driver under similar pressure conditions. Forthis reason it is at once seen that the forward pair of drivers'may be almost wholly excluded so far as their total tractive effort is concerned. In practice 'rt has kbeen ascertained that a two. axle locomotive under the conditions 'of the diagram Fig. 5 will give not far from '8000 lbs. drawbar pull as indicated in he lower `part of lthe diagram. Comparing the fi ures with those at the topof the diagram ty e marked about to contribution to the sightof that the advantages just stated apply equallly well to the braking qualities of s or locomotives, or their ca acity to absorb energy from their load, as it does to their positive tractive effort discussed above, in imparting energy thereto.

Having vfully described my invention and pointed out its use and operation, I may state that the invention. is not limited to any particular style of motor or evento an electric motor. The motor may be mounted dificatlons may under conditions, rst of cou led drivers and then with drivers ulicouple assuming for this purpose that the motor 16 upon each of the axles, or brake system 19, is sulicient to. slip the drivers under conditions of normalv sanding which may at times develo as hi h as 33% tractive co-efiicient. Vgith t e all the motive power availaxles, is atl once delivered as drawbar pull because of two factors, first, the total tractive effort upon the two drivers, though shifted and very greatly disturbed as to distributionris still equal as' to total amount and secondly, that although the forf ward motor would easily slip `the forward not only` deliver such ofv its power as is not required through its own lessened adhesion a-t once to the'. rear drivers, the'adhes'ion' of which liasbeen augmented, but the front drivers are not permitted to lose Vsuch adhesion but are held strictly in ste with the rear drivers, thus securing .all t e advanrectly upon the axle and a number of modibe made without departing from the spirit of the invention. I claim:

1. In a locomotive, a plurality of'wheeled driving axles for developing the tractive ef-` fort, divided motive power consisting of a motor, for each axle, a truck-frame holding the motors, provided with means at considerable elevation from the roadway, for delivering the effort thus developed to theload and means for rotatively `coupling the axles.

2. In a locomotive, a plurality of wheeled driving axles for developing the tractive effort, divided motive power consisting of a motor, for each' axle, retarding means for each axle, a truck-frame holding the' motors vand retardirrg means," provided with means at considerable elevation from the roadway for delivering the effort thusdeveloped to the y load, and "means for rotatively coupling the axles. y l

3. In a locomotive, a plurality of wheeled driving raxles for developing the tractive efyfort, divided'motive"power consisting of a motor, 'forf each; y axle, :a truck-frame holding tages of the total power thou hv it is divided and applied toV each axle.v llliis is not true Where the drivers are not coupled, as has been repeatedly demonstrated inpractice,Y

the` providing' ournals for ,the axles outside thei'w'heels, and also provided with means at considerable elevation from the icc . tion between' the` frame and the load located les' roadway, for delivferingtheeiort thus devel oped toA the load' atidmean'sy for rotatively coupling the axles located outside `the truck-l frame.

4f. In a locomotive, 'a plurality of wheeled driving axles in closerelation, for developing the tractive effort, divided motive power con- "sisting-ofna1inotor, for each axle, practically filling the spaee 'between' the wheels, a truckfraine hol ing the motors, provided vwith Vmeans at' considerable elevation from the roadway, for delivering the effort thus devel'-` oped to the-load and means for rotatively coupling the axles.

v5'. 'In a' two axled locomotive truck, the

axles being iii close relation for' developing A the tractive effort, divided motive power consisting of a motor, for each axle, a truck frame holding the motorsprovided with a swiveling bolster at aconsiderable elevation from the roadway for' supporting the load and means forrotatively coupling the axles.

6. In an electric locomotive a plurality of driving axles, traction wheels mounted upon such axles, a truck frame, a traction connecat considerable height above theread bed,

ournals between the truck frame and axles oated outside the traction wheelsv electric 'motors' surrounding and 'directly driving the axles a motor 'journal bearing, motor parts ;verhanging such journal the motors occupying ractically the entire space between each o the tractionwheels and power driving connections between the several axles.

v7. In an electric locomotive a plurality of driving axles, traction wheels mounted upon such axles, a truck frame, a traction connection between the frame andthe load located at considerable height above the road bed,

-iournals between the truck frame and axles' ocated outside the traction wheels, resiliently mounted electric motors with uill armature 'i journals surrounding, but out o contact with thqvaxles', each of suclijournals being interior to the motor, such motors occupying practically the entire space between each of the driving wheels, a yielding power driving con- `nection between the armature and the axles A located between-the axles and thebolster,

and independent power diivingco axle journals in the truck frame o utsideA the traction wheels, electric motors driving eacli of the axles and occupying practically the en tire space between the traction wheelsy upon eachof the axles a resilient factorv between the motor and the axle, a power driving'cnf 'Powerdriviag and the axle,

'semana 'nection from Vthe motor to the axle,inde

pendent of the said factor and power driving 'connections between the axles.

9. In aloconiotive a two axle truck, trac'- y tion wheels mounted upon each of the axles,

a truck frame, a sw'iveliii'g bolsterl between the truck and the locomotive@l located between the axles and at aconsiderable height 'above the road bed relatively to the wheel base of the truck, a resilient factorfwithin the truck, lo' cated between the axles and the bolster, axle- Ajournals in the truck frame outside the traction wheels, springs between the journals and the truck, electric motors driving each of the axles and occupying practically -the entire space between the traction wheels upon each of the axles a resilient factor between the motor and the axle, a power driving connection from the motor to the axle, 'independent of the said factor and powerdriving connections between the axles.

10. `An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels uponthe axle, an electric motor between the traction wheels, journals for the4 axle outsidethe traction wheels, a -quill mounting for the motor armature surfrounding but out of contact 'with the axle, a resilient support for the motor -located be- -tween the motor and the axle and a yielding but non-resilient power driving connection between the motor and the axle.l

11. An electric locomotive comprising an axle,- tra'ction wheels upon the axle, with outlwardly dished centers 'forming convexcavities, -anyelectric motor practically filling the entire space between the drivers including the convex cav-ities, journals for the axle outside the tract-ion wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but out .of

' contact with the'axle', a resilient support 'for the motor located between the' motor and the axle and a yielding but non-resilient power driving connection between the motor and-4 the axle. Y

' 12. An electric/locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor between thetraction wheels, journals for the axle outside the traction wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but out ofgcoiitact with the axle, a

resilient support for the motor located between the motor and the axle andja' yielding power driving' connection between the motor and the locomotive axle.

13. An electric'locomotive comprising an axle', traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor between the traction wheels, journals for the axle outside the traction wheels,

' a quill mounting for the motorarmature sur#- 'f rounding but out of contact with the. axle',v a resilient support for the motor'located be-f tween the motor and the axle, a hollow ar-.x

located Vtheshell.',r l.

mature shell for the motor and a vyielding connection betweenthe motor .130

frounding but ont of 14. An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an elec'- tric motorbetweenthe traction wheels, journals for the axle outside the traction wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surcontac't with the axle, a resilient support for the motor located betwccn the motor and the axle, and a power drivin' connection-between the motor and the akl comprising an intermediate floating member suitably connected to both motor and axle. y 'i 15. 'An electric locomotive'comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor between the traction wheels, journals for' the axle outside the traction wheels, a` quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but iou't'of contact'w'ith the axle, a resilient support ,for the motor located between the motor and the axle, and a'power driving' connection between the motor and the axle, comprising a quadrangular intermediate iloating member to` both motor and axle.

16. An'electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, anelectric motor` between the traction wheels, j our. nals for the axle outside the traction wheels,

a quill mounting -for the-motor armature surrounding but outof contact with the axle, a

resilient support for the motor' located between the motor, and the axle, and a power drivin connection -between lthe motor and the-ax e, comprisinggan intermediate floating member suitably7 connected .to both motor and axle, and roller bearings for connecting the said transmission member to the driving parts.

17.. An electric locomotive comprising-an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor'between the traction Wheels, journals for the; axle outside the tractionwheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surf rounding but out of contact with the axle, a resilient support for the motor located be-l tween the motor and the axle, and apower drivin connection between the motor and the ax e, comprising a pluralit, of intermediate oating'members suit ly connected to both motor and axle.

18. An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon ythe axle, an electric motor between .the traction wheels,jour

nals for the axle outside the traction wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but out' of contact with the axle, .a resilient support for the motor located between the motor and the axle, and a power` drivingconnection between the motor andthe axle, comprising,r a plurality vof intermed1ate floating members suitably connectedv to both motor and axle and a continuous roller bearing engaging thv plural floating members for connecting same lo the driving parts.

, drivin suitably connected i 19. An electric'locomotiv'e comprising anrounding but out of contact with ythe axle, a

resilient support for,V the motor located be tween the motor and the axle, and a power connection between themotor and the 'a e, comprising an intermediate floating member suitably .connected to both motor and axle, and roller the saidtransmission member to the driving parts, 'and wearing pieces presenting surfaces for the roller bearing forming a part of such transmission.

270.y An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels l upon theaxle, an electric motor between the traction wheels, j ournals for the axle outside the traction wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but out of contact with the axle, a resilient support for the motor locatedbetween the motor. andthe axle, a power driving connectionvbetween thefmotor and the ax e, organized to permit radial displacement of-such axle with reference to the motor and a removable quill journal for the motor.v

21. An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor between the tractionwheels, journals for the axle outside the traction wheels, a quill mounting for the motor armature surrounding but out, of contact with the axle, a resilient support for the'motor located between the motorand' the axle, a power driving connection between. the motor and the axle,'organized to permit radial displacement of such axle with reference to the motor and a removable portion of the armature shell carrying the motor axle for the motor.

'22. An electric locomotive comprising an axle, traction wheels upon the axle, an electric motor between the traction wheels, journals for the axle outsidethe traction wheels, a quill mounting for the fnotor armature surrounding but out of contact withfthe axle, a

resilient support for the, motor located'between the motor and the axle, a power drivin connection between the motor and the ax e, organized to permit radial displacement of such'axle with reference to the motor, a remqvable' end frame for the motor field, and a able frame.

23. An electric locomotive axle,

journal mounted upon such movcomprising an nals for thel axle outside the traction wheels, aquill mounting for the. motor armature surrounding but out of contact with the axle, a resilient support for the motor located between the` motor and Ithe axle, and a power driving ,connection between the motor .and

bearings for connecting4 traction wheels upon the axle, an elec'` tric motor between the traction wheels, jour- 6 seala the axle, comprising a. pluralityof intermedi- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ate floating-members suitebl connected to my handn presence of two'subscribing wit- 4both motor and axle, roller v earing e'ngagnesses. 'A ingthe plural oatingmembers for eonnect-y i ELMER A. SPERRY.`- 5 ing same to the vdrivin arts, 'and end ebuts-Y Witnesses .v. ments suitably locate flor preventing longi- A."MAT.'1U1LIA'1H,

tn dinal displacement of the' roller bearings.y A. H'. MGKINLA'Y.' 

